Definitions

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  • Same as Hellenic.

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  • adjective Of or relating to the Hellas civilization that flourished in mainland Greece during the Bronze Age (3000 to about 1100 BCE).

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Ελλαδικός (helladikos, "from Greece"), from Ελλάς (hellas, "Greece").

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Examples

  • There's a huge gap between the time of the Early Helladic material earlier than 2100 BC and the known sanctuary from the 8th C BC onwards.

    Mount Lykaion Back in the News Jan 2008

  • They are subdivided in turn into such subperiods as Middle Helladic III, Late Helladic IIB1.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • They are subdivided in turn into such subperiods as Middle Helladic III, Late Helladic IIB1.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • Anchored by a few absolute dates, the periods known as Early, Middle, and Late Helladic are the building blocks for dating Greek prehistory.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • Anchored by a few absolute dates, the periods known as Early, Middle, and Late Helladic are the building blocks for dating Greek prehistory.

    The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006

  • Signs of massive destruction are present at almost all Early Helladic period III sites.

    c. Mainland Greece: The Early and Middle Helladic Periods 2001

  • Further south near the village of Proskynas, terra-cotta figurines of the early Helladic period (third-second millennium) were found, according to archaeologist Olga Kyriazi.

    Highway Digs Unearth Greek Bronze Age 2000

  • In the first volume of Pylos, which I presume Finley read since he reviewed it, it is reported that on the floors of the burned rooms were found not only Late Helladic IIIB, but also Late Helladic IIIC pots.

    Competent Authorities Mylonas, George E. 1967

  • Blegen has at various times suggested three different dates for the fall of Troy VIIA, all earlier than the end of the Late Helladic IIIB period.

    Competent Authorities Mylonas, George E. 1967

  • Not a single sherd of the Late Helladic IIIC variety found in Pylos is among the pottery from Mycenae or Troy; and this variety chronologically is later than the Late Helladic IIIB found in those sites.

    Competent Authorities Mylonas, George E. 1967

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